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2 unusual facts about Violeta Parra


Camila Moreno

Her voice, folk style and lyrics have continued the legacy of Violeta Parra's legacy, the most important Chilean folklorist.

San Pablo metro station

In the times this station was in construction, it was in mind to name Violeta Parra, like the Chilean folklore player.


Luis Advis

Prominent in his repertoire for vocalists are the cantata Santa María de Iquique (a milestone of the New Chilean Song movement), the Canto para una Semilla (Song for a Seed) based on poems by Violeta Parra (recorded by Inti-illimani, Isabel Parra and Carmen Bunster), and a symphony, Los Tres Tiempos de América, which was premiered and recorded in 1988 by Quilapayún with the Spanish singer Paloma San Basilio and an orchestra of Spanish musicians.


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